William Adams Mather (1830 – 25 May 1864) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
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| Full name | William Adams Mather | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1830 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 May 1864 (aged 33) Marylebone, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1853 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 September 2021 | |||||||||||||||
The son of William Mather senior, he was born at Newcastle upon Tyne in 1830. He was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School in Bury St Edmunds,[1] before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] Mather left Cambridge without completing his degree at Cambridge.[1] He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1853, making a single appearance against Cambridge University at Fenner's.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 15 runs in the MCC first innings by Ward Maule, while in their second innings he was run out for 4 runs.[4] He was commissioned as a volunteer captain in the 1st Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne Rifle Volunteers in February 1860,[5] before being promoted to major in April 1863.[6] Mather suffered from ill health in his final years. He died at the Bath Hotel in London on 25 May 1864,[7] aged 33.[8]